Veteran shares his Navy experiences
A country served with honor, pride and humility: This describes our veterans and certainly Al Stamberg, who served in the United States Navy for more than 23 years.
Roberta Murray named one of Courier’s Top Nurses in the Cedar Valley
“I can’t imagine anything else that I could do that would mean as much to me as helping my residents.”
Prairie Parkway Garden teaches healthy living
Prairie Parkway garden, a collaborative community space designed to teach about healthy living and eating through gardening is just across from south campus behind the UnityPoint Clinic on Prairie Parkway.
International Workforce Program Developed
Jamaica interns with J-1 visas arriving this month
Villa resident discovers Legos aren’t just for kids
It doesn’t take long to see why assembling Legos is fun at any age. They’re detailed, colorful and challenging.
Raceway curiosity led to authoring a book
It seems anyone who lived in the Cedar Valley in the 1950s, 60s and 70s has a story to tell about Sunday evening races at Tunis Speedway.
Exhilaration of championship remains, 51 years later
Rock star status. That may be the only way to describe roaring crowds, fan mail and media attention.
Reminisce Group enhances well-being
Forget “dwelling in the past” – savoring happy times from the past has been linked to positive well-being.
Sons of the American Revolution teaches history, honors veterans
In February, Western Home Communities was recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution with a certificate of “Exemplary Patriotism in the display of The Flag of the United States of America.”
Iowa Nursing Homes Threatened by Price Gouging
Iowa’s seniors soon won’t be able to find or afford the care they need, and what they do get won’t be the quality they deserve.
Winter offers new perspective to year-round hobby
A backyard retirement hobby grew over the years to become a daily habit on Western Home Communities’ south campus.
Villa residents provide naming bench for Thuesen Cottage
A mother’s love of nature, a husband’s hobby and a light-bulb moment all combined to create a naming monument at one of the two cottages providing specialized dementia care for small groups of residents.
Winnie’s watercolors bring life to pandemic isolation
With a bottle of brushes, a notebook of paper and paints by Crayola, Winnie Rohrbaugh of Windridge decided to make use of her time during the pandemic by reviving a long-dormant love of painting.
More than the place we hang our hats…
What does home mean to you? What does it mean through the eyes of someone else?
Creative Christmas story will come to life with marionettes
A sick day in elementary school nearly 90 years ago started a lifetime passion that a Prairie Wind resident will soon share with his community.
Resident’s sewing skill helps girls stay in school
How could a handmade purse improve the academic achievement of middle-school girls half a world away?
Resident creates monarch habitat in villa garden
When Debbie Hickok taught kindergarten and first grade, she always searched for milkweed and caterpillars to bring into the classroom.
First-ever Mary Taylor Health Sciences Scholarship winner announced
An employee who has spent her 12-year career in health care at Western Home Communities has been named the first recipient of the Mary Taylor Health Sciences Scholarship.

